The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

It took more than three minutes for Whalei Sadao to finally swim to the side of the rubber boat.

His fat body grabbed the edge of the rubber boat and climbed up awkwardly.

But as soon as he got on the rubber dinghy, Whalei Sadao found a suitcase that took up a lot of space lying quietly inside.

Whale Sadao: "?"

Although he was a little confused about the existence of the suitcase, Whalei Sadao immediately became happy.

Because there is no paddle on the rubber boat, as long as the suitcase is opened, it can also be used as a simple paddle.

God helps me!

Sadao Whalei was beaming with joy. His hands that were trembling either from excitement or from blood loss were placed on the buckle of the suitcase, ready to open it.

But at this moment, Whale Sadao heard a strange sound coming from the sea.

It was a long, low whisper, three parts like a human being, but seven parts more like a ghost.

Whalei Sadao subconsciously stopped what he was doing and stared at the nearby sea.

In Whalei Sadao's field of vision, except for the bright ship in the distance, which illuminated a certain range of the sea, the rest of the sea was dark and gloomy.

In this gloomy atmosphere, the strange sounds include not only low groans, but also the sound of people holding water in their throats and letting out air after drinking water.

There is more than one type of sound, and there is more than one direction in which the sound comes from.

The only thing that is the same is that these sounds seem to be slowly approaching this fragile rubber boat.

A warm wind came, but Whalei Sadao's body shivered involuntarily.

On the dark sea, there are unknown sounds, and what’s even more terrifying is the subject that makes these sounds.

Suddenly, in Whalei Sadao's field of vision, a series of water ripples appeared less than half a meter away from the rubber boat.

Those were some bubbles, very big bubbles.

These bubbles float up from the deep sea and then bloom on the surface of the water, creating circles of large ripples.

It is not difficult to judge from these bubbles that a creature with such a lung capacity is definitely not a small fish or shrimp.

With an uneasy heart and trembling hands, Sadao Whalei lay on the edge of the rubber boat tremblingly, leaning forward to find out.

As the eyes got closer, the dim sea surface became clearer, and the area about half a meter below the water surface could be vaguely seen.

At this time, Sadao Whalei resembled the pirate ship in "Pirates of the Caribbean" that was sent to the sea by Blackbeard to attract the appearance of the mermaid.

It's just that what's waiting under the deep sea is not a fantasy creature full of beautiful things like mermaids.

It is a more realistic, scary, dark and indescribable existence.

From the dark depths of the sea, the head of a creature slowly emerged into view.

In the rippling water ripples, it does not have the delicate and fairy-like face of a mermaid, but only an ugly and disgusting "fish head".

On its thick neck, which is almost as rough as toad skin, its constantly trembling gills release gas, which rises to the surface of the water and turns into bubbles.

The pair of protruding, never-closed eyes scattered goose-yellow light, staring closely at Whalei Sadao's face.

Its image is somewhere between human and fish, but no matter how it is defined, it cannot be associated with "beauty".

The only thing they have in common with Caribbean mermaids is that after showing off their looks, they should show off their full mouth of fangs for hunting and eating.

The long and narrow mouth of the "fish-headed monster" slowly opened, revealing frighteningly fine white teeth.

And not just one, there are more "fish-headed monsters" slowly rising from the water.

Obviously, they are very hungry, otherwise they would not follow the taste of blood so quickly and come to have a "dinner".

Suddenly, the "fish-headed monster" closest to the rubber boat took the lead in attacking. Its violently shaking body caused an incredible upward force to attach to it, allowing it to jump out of the water like a dolphin.

Whale Sadao's body subconsciously shrank back, and at the same time he let out a huge scream.

"ah!"

However, at this critical moment, the suitcase under Whalei Sadao's butt radiated huge heat.

The surging power that had been suppressed for a long time bloomed in the suitcase, and the exploding light was extremely aggressive at night.

Then there's the sound.

boom--

Everyone on the ship and lifeboat saw the sudden flames shooting into the sky on the rubber boat and heard the deafening explosion.

To be honest, Conan, who had been observing the situation of the rubber boat on the deck, heard the screams one second before the explosion, which were insignificant in comparison.

The fear contained in this scream was so tearing that it was suffocating.

However, Conan understood that it was Sadao Whalei who opened the suitcase placed on the rubber boat, only to find that it was full of bombs that could blow him to pieces.

Hattori Heiji, who was standing aside, stared at the fire on the sea with incredible eyes.

Hattori Heiji didn't know what was so incredible about it, but it was just incredible.

Because Qin Zhibo has a telescope field of vision and a night vision goggle field of view, he can see more clearly when observing the situation just now.

Whalei Sadao didn't scream when he opened the suitcase, but when he bent over the water's edge and was frightened.

Maybe there was something in the water that scared him.

Although Qin Zhibo knew what that thing was, it was not easy for others to know.

Because that thing must have followed Whalei Sadao to hell with the explosion of the bomb.

At this time, as if the entire plot process had been completed, task settlement appeared in the system.

[Congratulations on completing the side mission]

[Task settlement rating: B]

[Acquire 1000 general skill proficiency]

[Get 300 social credits]

[Rating reward: 500 general skill proficiency]

Qin Zhibo felt a little regretful in his heart. Although the creature was killed by the explosion, it was not his own credit.

After all, the bomb is not his, the person who placed the bomb on the rubber boat is not him, and the person who used his body as bait is not him.

It seems that this main quest can only be completed later.

However, Qin Zhibo remembered that Watanabe Masaru said that this season is when "mermaids" are active frequently, so if you want to encounter them, it shouldn't be particularly difficult.

But as soon as this idea appeared in his mind, Qin Zhibo suddenly realized something else.

its not right!

After my kick, it’s summer now!

For more than an hour, the ship where the explosion occurred never moved again until Officer Megure arrived in a helicopter.

As soon as he got off the helicopter, Officer Megure was shocked by the luxurious all-star lineup on board.

"Brother Qin, Brother Mori, Brother Hattori, and Team Leader Samezaki!"

"This is what you are."

Although Officer Megure looked very surprised, in his heart he was lamenting that something had happened to the ship.

Because this ship is cursed.

In the crowd, Conan, the source of the curse, sneezed without leaving any trace.

After some investigation and understanding of the situation, Officer Megure asked Officer Takagi and his younger brothers to pack up the burned Kameda Teruyoshi and Kanae Norihisa who was shot in the temple and take them away.

Also taken away was Ebina Minoru, because he was the one who brought the bomb on the ship. No matter what the reason was, he broke the law.

As for Whalei Sadao, it was too fragmented to be collected and had to be buried at sea on the spot.

Among them, Xie Jiang was also investigated by Qin Zhibo before he was taken away.

Kanae is a former mercenary by Kuzu, and the skills he gained from him are of course firearms.

After being converted into 1,000 proficiency points, Qin Zhibo's firearms proficiency is still level 3, with a maximum accurate shooting range of 550 yards.

However, it only takes 800 proficiency to upgrade to level 4, and the accurate range of the sniper rifle can be increased to 600 yards.

It's just that the cases being handled currently don't require the use of guns. The gun doesn't need to be aimed too accurately. Qin Zhibo doesn't want to undergo special training.

If possible, Qin Zhibo would not want to "play with guns" in the future.

The ship arrived in Ogasawara. Qin Zhibo and the Mori family spent a day relaxing in Ogasawara, and set off back to Tokyo the next day.

On the day we returned to Tokyo, it magically started to snow on the streets of Tokyo.

It was a sunny summer day in Ogasawara the day before, but it was snowing when we returned to Tokyo?

Qin Zhibo did some research on this.

News reports said that on the day he kicked the ball, the temperature in the Kanto region rose sharply from autumn to summer levels.

This situation left people scratching their heads, so the weather program of Japanese TV station invited meteorological experts and scholars from various fields to discuss this situation.

Some experts have suggested that it is abnormal atmospheric circulation; some experts have suggested that it is global warming; and some experts have suggested that it is slowing down of the earth's rotation, earthquakes and volcanoes, tidal changes, abnormal ocean circulation, and solar and lunar eclipses.

In the end, these experts became red-faced and couldn't come up with a solution.

However, Qin Zhibo also learned from this that the place where he was kicked out of a midsummer was the entire Kanto region.

And the duration of this "midsummer" was not very long, it only lasted for one day.

When he returned to Tokyo, light snow fell on the streets. This weather change was equally strange to Qin Zhibo, but there was not so much discussion.

It seems that at this moment in the world, it is time to snow.

On this winter day with snowflakes flying all over the sky, Qin Zhibo received a call from Xianna Xiangbaori for the first time in a long time.

Shinname Kahoori first chatted with Qin Zhibo about some things, including Nakamura Cao.

Actually it's Mr·clock.

The content is also very simple, that is, Nakamura Soo once again invited her to be a guest at the villa, but Niina Kahori rejected her because the publisher was in a rush for the manuscript.

Of course, this was what Niina Kahoori did after following Qin Zhibo's instructions.

"By the way, why did you ask me to stay away from Miss Nakamura? There must be some reason for doing this, right?"

Faced with the question of his new name, Xiang Baoli, Qin Zhibo hesitated.

But after a few seconds of silence, Qin Zhibo still chose to hide it.

"I will tell you when the time comes."

"Please trust me, okay?"

Xiang Baori, the person on the other side of the phone, was silent for two seconds and replied: "Mr. Qin, I believe you."

Niina Kaho's tone was somewhat emotional, but then the conversation changed, "The organization has new tasks, let's talk on the computer."

Hearing this, Qin Zhibo felt a little excited.

Because so much time has passed, I can finally make reasonable extra money from the organization.

The last time I made extra money, I read and photocopied "The Secret of the Worm" by myself, and sold the original version to the Nine Angels organization.

The price offered by the Nine Angels organization is quite high. Considering that it is an ancient book with a history of more than 400 years and has high historical value, the price offered by the Nine Angels is 10 million yen.

It's just that this huge sum of money has not yet reached Qin Zhibo's hands, and it will take next week to be credited to his account.

Including this huge amount of money from "Future", Qin Zhibo is only 7 million short of buying the floor above the office.

For these 7 million, Qin Zhibo urgently needs the mission of the Nine Angels Organization to help him.

On the Nine Angels website, the new name Xiang Baoli sent relevant information about the mission to Qin Zhibo.

The mission content is easy and simple. Tomorrow night, I will go to the Abeido Hotel to attend the memorial service of a film director named "Aki Sakemaki".

The invitation will be put in Qin Zhibo's mailbox tomorrow morning, but the name on the invitation is a foreigner named Michael Bay.

[New: So the difficulty of this mission is that you have to disguise yourself as a foreign film director. There are no restrictions on your appearance. You can do whatever you want, but your disguise must not be seen through.]

[New: The abilities you mentioned in the application form for joining the organization include very proficient English, and coupled with your mixed-race appearance, you should be the only investigator currently qualified for this task]

When Xianna Xiangbaoli said this, Qin Zhibo felt that this task was indeed his own.

[Qin: I understand, so what do I need to do at the memorial service? 】

[New: You don’t need anything, you just need to maintain your identity so that no one suspects you, and attend the memorial service from beginning to end. Of course, if something special happens at the memorial service, you will need to submit a report]

[New: Also, the reward for this mission is 1 million yen]

1 million to attend a film director's memorial service, which is decent and zero-risk, sounds like a very good task.

But of course Qin Zhibo knew that Nine Angels would not give him free money, and there must be some shady activities in this memorial service.

But no matter what, I borrowed someone else's identity to attend the memorial service.

In this case, no matter what happens, I should be just a recorder and have nothing to do with myself.

[Qin: Okay, I accept this task]

The mission-related communication ended, and Qin Zhibo exited the Nine Angels website.

But at this moment, Shinname Kahoori called again.

"Communications on the website do not allow the disclosure of personally identifiable information, whereabouts, etc., so I didn't say anything."

Niina Kaho's voice was a little twitchy, "If you need to make up to look like a foreigner, my makeup skills are pretty good, I can help you."

"Um"

Qin Zhibo, who was thinking, bit the thin meat in his mouth and said, "Thank you, but my own makeup skills are not bad."

"Oh, I won't bother you anymore, I'll hang up first."

On the other side, Xianna Xiangboli hurriedly hung up, with a trace of disappointment in his eyes.

Qin Zhibo in the office looked at the snowflakes outside the window and sighed silently.